I am an immigration attorney based in New York. I represent a highly educated and accomplished young lady from Burma who is presently working at MIT, Boston. We intend to file for asylum for her and at this time I am looking for a country conditions expert- who would be able to write a short opinion. Please advise if you are able to assist us. Please also advise us as to your professional fee for this service.

Many thanks for your consideration in this matter.

The Ancient and the pre and post war history of Burma should be seperately seen. Please do not mess up with the muderers Ne Win and Than Shwe selfish Chinese guard dogs.

In 1936 Aung San was still a student leader in Rangoon University and was threatened to be expelled from the University for not disclosing the name of the author of the article “Hell Hound At Large” in the University magazine. He entered politics in 1938 after he was graduated, and co-founded Communist Party of Burma in 1939, and later formed his Socialist Party. He also founded Bama-Htwet-Yat-Gaing (The Burma Freedom Bloc) in 1940 by forming the “Dobama, All Burma Students Union, Political motivated Monks and Dr Ba Maw’s Sinyetha’s (Poor Man’s) party”, all parties allied together.

After the WWII in 1945, during the British Military Administration, the “Anti-Facist Organisation”(AFO) formed in 1944 was renamed as Anti-Fascist Peoples’ Freedom Party comprising the Burma National Army(BNA), the Communists and the Socialists. Thus, AFPFL was transformed in 1945 and not in 1947 Jan 26, which was the eve of Aung San-Attlee meeting for signing the agreement in London on 27 January 1947.

Burma National Army (BNA) was renamed the “Patriotic Burmese Forces” (PBF) after the war. It was disbanded into Burma Army in 1945 and was kept under British command. U Aung San was offered the rank of Deputy Inspector General of the Burma Army. But he decided to stay in politics until Burma attained independence, and hence declined the position offered to him by Lord Mountbatten. I think he was not the one who took off his uniform to become U Aung San. He had in fact submitted his letter of resignation from AFPFL and Politics. Only because the AFPFL central committee requested him to postpone until Burma attained Independence, that he was still around.

History and politics go together. For the history, there are two sources: The nationals or native source and the foreign or other sources. So, it goes without saying that these sources took significantly different views and arguments on the facts and findings. Accordingly, the historians of the conflict could be writing or speaking different propaganda. Such disparities exist openly today (with the good services of internet), and therefore, increasing misunderstanding, hostility and war.

Finally, the defining of the “Frontier Areas, as the areas outside of Rangoon” I think was misleading. When British annexed Burma, the Capital or Nay Pyi Daw was Mandalay. Then, Rangoon became a Capital City and each of the States has its State Capital City such as: Taunggyi, Phapon, Mawlamyine, Myitkyina, Sittwe, etc. Hence, frontier areas should mean, far flung extreme limits of the area, such as Wa, PaO, Palaung, Naga, etc.

Afterall, Konboung Dynastey lost the unified Burma to British, first (Arakan and Tenasserim, Konboung conquered in 1784 and 1793 respectively which were loyal to Konboung and in imposition of overlordship) after 1st Anglo-Burmese war, binded by Yandabo Treaty. Then lower Burma(1852) and finally upper Burma (1885) including Shan State which was loyal to Konboung and under overlordship. Burma and its States were not just places in the wilderness when British annexed. Millions of pounds worth of royal treasure were taken to London. Many treasures were missing or unaccounted for, including the famous “Nga Mauk” Ruby.